Question

Choose an example for syncytium from the following:

• A. Liquid endosperm in coconut
• B. Coleoptile in grasses
• C. Aleurone layer in monocots
• D. Coleorhiza in grasses

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Liquid endosperm in coconut

Syncytium:

• A single cell or cytoplasmic mass with several nuclei is generated by cell fusion or nuclei division is called as syncytium.

• The gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell is called cytoplasm.

• Water, salts, and different organic compounds make up this substance.

• Some intracellular organelles, such as the nucleus and mitochondria, are separated from the cytoplasm by membranes.

• Coconut liquid endosperm is an example of a syncytium.